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Rabbi Douglas Kohn

Wedding Officiant in the Hudson Valley & Beyond

Beacon, NY

NY Hudson Valley, Westchester, NJ, CT

Travel area: Within 100 miles See details

Rabbi Douglas Kohn

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Rabbi Douglas Kohn is based in Beacon, NY, and offers wedding officiation services. He has many years of experience officiating Jewish weddings in the Hudson Valley and looks forward to making the special day meaningful and personalized for you and your partner. Above all else, Rabbi Douglas Kohn brings professionalism and sensitivity to every ceremony. He will work closely with your vendors, from the coordinators to the caterers, to ensure everything runs smoothly and on time. His goal is to bring a sincerity, a warmth, and a Jewish authenticity to your wedding day. You can arrange a private consultation with Rabbi Douglas Kohn, in person, via email, or over the phone, so he can answer your questions about his wedding officiation services. He also wants to get to know you and your partner, how you met, what makes you tick, and the reason your love story is so special. Rabbi Douglas Kohn's synagogue office is in Newburgh, but he is pleased to serve couples and families all around the New York area.

39+ years in business

Speaks English, Hebrew

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Ceremony Types

Commitment Ceremony

Elopement

Interfaith Ceremony

Religious Ceremony

Second Wedding

Vow Renewal Ceremony

Religious Affiliations

Jewish

Reform

Spiritual

Wedding Activities

After The Wedding

Premarital Counseling

Wedding

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Rabbi Douglas Kohn

Rabbi

It's time to plan for Your wedding - but here is a little about me. I've joyfully been a Rabbi for over 36 years, serving in synagogue life the entire time in Reform congregations, and for nearly a decade, here in the fabulous Hudson Valley! I've written books, spoken around the world, and led communities. And, I love conducting weddings - making Your wedding personal and authentic to You! Spending time with you, learning about your stories, helping you to design your wedding - that's my joy and skill as a rabbi. It is a privilege and delight to participate in making your wedding special! I am available for you to call or email, and I will be right back to you! So... Mazal Tov!

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Rabbi Kohn is consistently praised by couples for his exceptional and personalized officiating services at weddings, with reviewers highlighting his warmth, knowledge, humor, and ability to create meaningful ceremonies. Couples appreciated his attention to detail, punctuality, guidance, and the time he spent understanding their personal stories and boundaries with religion. His professionalism, wisdom, and support before, during, and after the ceremony were commendable, leading to high recommendations for those seeking a Jewish officiant in the Hudson Valley.

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Katie N

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9/06/2025

When planning our wedding, my husband and I knew we wanted a personalized Jewish ceremony. We met for our first meeting and knew we wanted Rabbi Kohn to officiate our ceremony. As ...

a practicing Rabbi with his own congregation, he is extremely knowledgable about Jewish customs and traditions. His communication about the Ketubah and ceremony was wonderful! We would highly, highly recommend Rabbi Kohn!

Dylan R

11/02/2025

Rabbi Kohn was more than phenomenal for our wedding. He was extremely responsive throughout the process, and spent a lot of time getting to know us beforehand. It led to a very w...

arm and personal ceremony. We could have not asked for anything better. A regular talking point from our guests afterwards was about how incredible of an officiator he was for the ceremony. In addition to the wedding, he brought a lot of wisdom in advance which prepared us mentally for that day and the rest of our marriage afterwards. An 18 out of 5 stars!!!

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Emily B

9/25/2025

My husband & I truly enjoyed working with Rabbi Kohn for our interfaith wedding. It was important to us that many jewish traditions were included while honoring aspects of love ove...

r religion were highlighted. Rabbi Kohn did exactly that. He took time to get to know us and share our personal stories during the ceremony. He took time to understand our comforts and boundaries with religion & perfectly wove it into the ceremony. He was incredibly professional and personable. Rabbi Kohn also has a wonderful sense of humor. We received many compliments from our friends & family regarding the thoroughness and clarity of our ceremony. Rabbi Kohn also taught us a great deal. He took time to sit with us and discuss the meaning of a Jewish marriage. He discussed important life lessons and answered our questions. He was kind and non-judgemental. We genuinely enjoyed working with him and getting to know him. So much so that we are hoping to work with him again for our daughter’s baby naming! We could not recommend him enough. His support and humor is just as strong as his public speaking skills, all of which made for the best wedding ceremony we could have asked for. We appreciate his attention to detail, punctuality, and guidance. We wish Rabbi Kohn the absolute best!

zelda k

9/22/2025

Rabbi Doug married us two years ago in our backyard wedding. it was a beautiful celebration and we couldn't be happier to have had Rabbi Doug officiate it. thank you for your wonde...

rful and beautiful and wise words before, during and after the ceremony!

Ann K

8/19/2025

Rabbi Kohn is undoubtedly the best Jewish officiant in the Hudson Valley. He is kind, compassionate, has a great sense of humor and tailored our ceremony to our needs! Rabbi Kohn ...

made sure to meet with us a few times prior to our wedding day to understand and know us on a personal level and helped build our ceremony together. He made us feel comfortable, was full of wisdom and knowledge, and answered any questions we had. Rabbi Kohn was very professional from start to finish. He orchestrated our ceremony with ease and was a pleasure to have with us on our wedding day as well. We are truly grateful for his services and being an overall fantastic person. Whether you are religious, not so religious or interfaith, Rabbi Kohn is your officiant for the Hudson Valley!

Maddy H

8/18/2025

I am so happy we picked Rabbi Kohn to officiate our wedding. He is warm, knowledgeable, funny and kind. He gave a beautiful Katubah service and wedding ceremony. He got to know us ...

leading up to the wedding and made us feel comfortable the entire time. He was organized and professional as well - we felt we were in good hands. We had a beautiful ceremony thanks to Rabbi Kohn!

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35 Kent Street, Beacon, NY

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NY Hudson Valley, Westchester, NJ, CT
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Travel area: Within 100 miles

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(909) 556-5906

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